Magazine attachment for firearms.



C. P-. STUART.

MAGAZINE ATTACHMENT FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION EILED JUNE l3. 19?- .1,244,794. Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

:NVENTOR Kg, I if FT: flan-Z B51110?! ATTORN EY C. P. STUART. MAGAZINE ATTACHMENT FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. I911.

Patented Oct. 30,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR A O R N EY 'Qan d constfuction .'of the gun may bje of any preferredtype and it is rmy'intention t pro- 11 vide the attach'mnt sojthat it rnay b apgy pliedtoguns and r ifles of the most modern ltype, making only the necessary" alterations e 1t 1e5 we; Brewer moii pai'ticulariy to an improved cartridge w dn ingthe operation of thefbreechjooltg Vfufthef object of thisl invention is "the, provision qof; a magazine attachment for I fireai'nie which consists of comparatively t few parts and is simple in constrnct'iom hut ""iiufablejjand Well adaptedA to-"Withstand the V roligh isageflto which devices of this 'charac teraife ordinarily subjected, Y 1' Fara full description the inve'ntion and .i the'adyantages and merits thereof, reference hafl tothe following description'and j th {fa companying driawingsf Wheirin is illustrated the; preferred or n of inv en-l den elevation of the carc- .Q tifidgemagazine constructed accordance ;Fig.2 is a nend elevationof thesameg.

3 isa section on the line of :FigfL-t j iisatop view of themagazine. Fig, 5 is'1a section Fig: 16* H Fig J'B is' a section on the line 6-6 of is a detail fragmentary elevation of thetmag'azine. h e .a fragmentary longitudinal "section of the breech of a gun showing the in: vention applie 1thereto 1 a Q Q LMAGAZIKTE ATTACHMENT; FOR. FIR ARMS;

"citizen the Ufiitedflsta'tesi; gree i g' "at 1 Fig. 8.

' videdwithin theljcontaineif around the par P id w th ei j y A ATE151K;- GREECE i CARL If. SWARTWF-G RHAM, NE HAMPSHIRE.

t Fig. 9 is a detailed section [through thefj breach. l v

iofafragmentof the invention. 7

Fig. 11; is a section 11 the iine 115-11 pf.

Refefring to these drawing5, henein illustrated the preferred form of my mven- 1 tion, and in hiclflike numel'als-of iefen ence indicate coii'esponding partsthrough- Q to permit application of the invention. a

As shownparticularly inFigs;,1 to '7 of i h i pt "t w -thwa ti' eeFi ?fl Wi QthQ tri e mag i Qm- I 'prlses a receptacle 1 which i s of alength gslightly greaterthan the lengthof the ordi-" V nary ca 'tridge LThe upper andlowei walls 2 and 3 are ofsemi cylindricalformation? and the side alls are sufficiently spaced 9;

apart,to permit two rows ofqcartri dges' tofiO be received ithin the container andito provide for a dividing pa titiont. This par tition 4 extends lengthwise of the container in the exact center thereof and is preferably; constructed from light Woodor other suit liable light -1' Th 1 191 1 nd lower edges of the partition are spaced away from the upperfand lower curved walls 2 3 so that a continuous passage wayispro-fl titionet as shown to advantagein Fig lbf gthej drawing. ithin this passage jwayfla' number; of cartridges aireLpIaced and jsp dis- P S d lruperm t eer ni ge h rect'ly above the upper. edge of the partition 4 P s es i fde criti 1,a a 1 Fixedto each end walijof the containei'jis g of thedontainer onrinagaz ine andjhaying upper end open for. the *i'ece'ption tea [s'li ingclip 7. W ithin each spring" casing coil expansion "springs which bears? against n the clip 7 and' nrgee thef sarne outwardly of the casing and the enter end{ of oct eo iefi.

a a'u gf f thenmgazine is provided with "ztflongitudinal slot lO 'and one 7 y side wall is "divided 'ihto leaves 11-ai1d" 12 f' the lip 25: to 'thrustga' cartridge-upwardly Whi'ch'are hingedtogeth'er as at 13' for rper- 1 the l'cartridges inwardly or outwardly-of the i lQs lbfthee rsfl hen the magazine is notixioiihtd upontheriflpr gilnf so that the place Within" the inagtzine.

V uppermost; cartridge; will I be retained. Q

I 'fiism' 6f the rifle aiid slightly rearwaifdly '1 0113 the firing VchamhenA; A'mmining fr 5 consists". of; an farm 16 {attached beneath the 1 firiiigffihmber and depending therefrom twe nv he- 2 -'"1irge theima'gazi ei upwardly; into. tight en j gageih'ent with; 'adjacent portioh of the Y "breech. As shown to 'adVan'ta'geQinZFig S ot" h f draw ng, when themaga' i ie nte .i in fpqsition ,"the"clip fiilgers 9 are depressed 'z'tgeiiist the action pf the springsf8 one fih through the space in the ina'ga zine normally a V occupied byfthe uppermost partridge so that: t he]end s fof 'the b r'ee'ch bolt will project} V enough heropenings in th'e ehd walls r e; me'gdzihe'p'lhhrQQCh bolt? G will be reci p iheldfdowhwardly', l haiie proifided :a safety rocmtediiithe usuti'lfmeiiner by the usual 19-"v conveiiieiit'reach o fthel ser.

Pivotallyniouhted on afpivot pin 21' a et" disposed i at" the exterior, of; the rifle and loading lever 22'lwhich has at cartridge en gaging} finger' 123: extending through a slot {4 q 24formed in geeof the side walls; f the l na gazine; As' Shown in detail zin this finger 23:?hasfaflip 25,, cu rvedto; fit the curve oforie ofqthe. cartridges anithisf tridges upwardly "when the ,lever is; op er; f etted,- ThQiLCtllfltiOll of the lever. is 21000111 fili'shed through the medium of-the cam 26.

Y bfthenb e chr.b topened for placing wnumb'er ofcartridges Within the magazine; 7 Thenpper endzofeachl 'end Wall is=rproi ided ith an openinglt ,suficientito; permit movement of one-sofas ,leyer-QS pivotelly mc nted in alongitudinel magazine, but these openings are; normally] --this-ei1ga ge1iaerit of the'hreech bolt 'vs' itlrthe beVe'led edge rwillflswing thelever and c'a use intor-the'space evacuated by the jforward end n K n v 1 l In order that the empty shelljmay :be

'thebreech bolt when 1 thewlaitter is moved 1V rearwardlmvl have provided {an extracting recess "ifithei-top" o f the breech bolt, The

8; bolt is'incved" rear;

iwdr'dly 'fl e fi ie' 'bf th iextmc gtit v r f 28 fd r e J i d pr P I-i t Q Fi3 'bf the' s nth f hb t nd tthis' porti ofi of the 'lefv ierj carries a lliig 3E2, proj eeting into a long r -mill :groov 33; 1 for-med iii-17 he. pper 1' portion ,o,the.. u e. frame: e ls endfoe hi .gfobYe s;

dg isheHW ire pbnhthe'p e uielo th r carfiridge f se l pwl rdly y leye1g22. will cause 1th? ishell to be pressedd wn r ly e r pp'q 'i side r e zeme ezi -f lti w lb e'Ppf ht. efo e; J fthatflea'ch actiietio i of the breech .bolt will jcali'se' the removal of, the, empty. cartridge i froi'nf the firing fchztinb'er; {the insertion of j a the l i dil g :1

{a fresh: cjaQi-tridge ini gpo' itien, Q in ali iement the empty-shell ii1, the space provided by the moyiemjeiit'ofjthezfresh cartridge; 1 l e I orde that the fresh -certr'dge maybe -held out "of the firinQchambr Whilefthe rglin is 'notin use'zind to' pfeventfgthe carf tridge' from slidingdownwardly lii to f the chamherY- when" the muzzle" of "the." gun is 1 Qcetch-Q shown in detailin'Figs. 9 and 10 of y thedra}Wing, end which includes a latch 3 jpivotally mountedj in a recess 35 eprovvided "in elconvenient portion ofvthe guii frame-Y Ihis "lever includes a; plate 7 36 :forir1ed on its" e11d*and sdapt'ed to swing, into positiOnf cover thegendofthe magazine as shown thy laful;l51i11jes: in 9, e: i'llhe {free edge of i this} "plateishent and curved tdf'onnh guard 37 engageable twith the 1 point ot-ethe gbullet formi igr part oi the cartridge 50 that the bul1et will be prevented from sliding down? ewa rdly I when Athe m 1 zz1e; of the 'g n (is; 1 :pointed downwardly. The curve 0f the;

Which 'ir clu deslthe beveled edgef27 formed -Jguard; 37 h,owever,; ;permits the latch mes;

- V on i 'tli'e reary lerdly extending portion of they 1 lever. cqm tor beveled edge will he; eh- Z {gaged with the i rearlend of; the breech ,bolt C when the latterjisi inoyedlrearwalrdly during 65 .the reciprocation of the bolt the user and 'Iswung ihto the'r ecess 35 when pressure 1 i 3applied;.to the hreechbolt for forcing the ca-rtridgeginto' theyfirihg cheinber. 1 The latch f 'swihgs into the recess'egg inst the pressure exertedfby a flat s'pring38h1id the latter aetuated to re sea-a ar tlveiposition' when'eyerthe mechanism is ye the empty shelh The f ci pferation; of the mechanism will be any apparent and it is to be pointed out that the/magazine may be constructed a) eoiitaiii a large quantityof cartridges, that is the b rage sot-that a depend considerably below the gun. The empty flying shells, which is one of the objectionable feaytiii e s'btthe mddern firearim is eliminated I by the, deyicejand it will" be obvious that l .o it may be employed equally as well on machine guns as on rifles and small firearms.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable magazine ttash m fo -.fi ea s h s e P w ed the details of which embody the preferred form. I desire it to be understood, however,

that slight changes in the minor details of construction maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended 3 Iclaim as my invention:

1. In a device of the character described,

[the combination with a breech mechanism a y a v a permit the said breech bolt to slide through including a sliding breech bolt, of a car tridge magazine having a plurality of cartridges arranged therein and mounted to the magazine to force one of the cartridges K magazine, and a loading lever engageable by the said breech bolt and adapted to swing the combination with a breech mechanism including a breech bolt and a firing chamout of the said chamber, means mounted upon the sliding bolt to retain a hold on the cartridge to withdraw the same intowthe for forcingone of the cartridges into the space evacuated by the said bolt.

2. In a device of the character described, the combinationwith a breech mechanism including a breech bolt and a firing chamber, of a cartridge magazine secured in position to Dermit the breech bolt to slide therethrough when the said breech bolt is reciprocated, means carried by the breech bolt to engage the empty cartridge for withdrawing the same from the firing chamber into the said magazine, and means ada ted to be actuated by the rearward sliding movement of the breech bolt for forcing a fresh cartridge into position in the space evacuated by the breech bolt and causing the said fresh cartridge to force the said empty cartridge from the firing chamber downwardly in the said magazine.

In a device of the character described,

ber, of a cartridge magazine containing a plurality of cartridges and mounted to permit the uppermost cartridge to be placed in alinement with the said bolt whereby i the latter may force the cartridge into the saidfiring chamber and out of the said magaet foteethe eah ea are bpeialengthfo'fi the cartridge-magazine may adapted te be'actaaad for forcing a'ifresh cartridge into the space occupied'by the said empty shenafter, the latter is drawn intojthe magazine bV tlie said bolt. e v

45 In a devi e of th character described,

the combination with a' breech mechanism ineluding a breech bolt and a firing cham her, of cartridge magazine mounted pos tion to perm t the breech bolt to sl de throu'glithe magazine, the said magazine beingfpidvidedjwltli means to form a pasf sage way throu h whichf-cartridges may be moved, an extracting lever carried by the bolt and adapted to retain a hold on the cartridge forced from the magazine the bolt so that the discharged cartridge in the firing chamber may be withdrawn therefrom into the said magazine, and means adapted to be actuated by the said sliding bolt and extending into the magazine to engage a fresh cartridge to force the latter into alinement with the said bolt and to force the empty cartridge downwardly into the said magazine.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a breech mechanism including a breech bolt and a firing chamber, of a cartridge magazine mounted in position to permit the breech bolt to slide through the magazine, the said magazine being provided with means to form a passage way through which cartridges may be moved, an extracting lever carried by the bolt and adapted to retain a hold on the cartridge forced from the magazine by the bolt so that the discharged cartridge in the firing chamber may be withdrawn therefrom into the said magazine, and means adapted to be actuated by the said sliding bolt and extending into the magazine to engage a fresh cartridge to force the latter into alinement with the said bolt and to force the empty cartridge downwardly into the said magazine, the said means including a curved lip adapted to fit the curve of the cartridge, the said magazine having a convenient opening to permit the said lip to extend into the magazine to engage the cartridge.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with a breech mechanism including a sliding breech bolt and a firing chamber, of a cartridge magazine mounted to permit the sliding bolt to pass therethrough to force a cartridge into the said chamber, means carried by the bolt to extract the empty cartridge from the chamher, a loading lever pivotallv mounted and adapted to be actuated by the said sliding bolt to force the empty cartridge out of alinement with the bolt and to move a fresh 7;: 1 1 deivib, f mg-0mm; deserniga,

f th ijcon i'binatidn with {a bi-{ee'ch mechanism cha I Eham nI-means. :a?rie d the bolt 160- 622;

bgfl ri'ltjading' lever pivotally mounted and} adapted ti) b rlactuated' by the I said sliding; 'bbjlj; Q to; force the 1 empty 5 cartridge but? (if i guaidfmn iber lpivotallyl firioiintd afnd ineluding a spring pressed plate a'dafifidfib beheld} in-alinemeiitk with thel -bol t find mea foimd on the 7 plate and fadaptedffc o ng g 'he p i matf b jjt e ii shicai 1 I tridge" Whre'by thev .giii-diniembef :will be, 

